2nd Quarter - Report

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC. for AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC

Period 2nd Quarter 2011 Filed Jul 20, 2011 Signed by Katherine Karl, Senior Counsel

Official filing
Firm
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC.
Client
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC
Income
—
Expenses
$540,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues relating to the tax treatment of non-profits, deductability of non-profit donations, and governance of non-profit organizations, and the Public Good IRA Rollover Act, S.557, legislation relating to tax extenders.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREGG HAIFLEY —
RICHARD WOODRUFF —

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 557 (112th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues related to implementation of changes to Medicare and Medicaid, pursuant to P.L.111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. Issues relating to tobacco cessation programs within Medicaid, including S.717 and H.R.6224, H. Con. Res. 34, establishing a budget for the U.S. Government for FY12, S.868 and H.R.1683, the State Flexibility Act (MOE).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH BOGDAN New Employee of Senator
OKEYSHA BROOKS-COLEY Employee of Congresswoman, Senate Committee
GREGG HAIFLEY —
GEORGE KELEMEN —
REBEKAH KUSCHMIDER —
MONA SHAH —
RICHARD WOODRUFF —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 6224 (112th), H.Con.Res. 34 (112th), H.R. 1683 (112th), S. 868 (112th), S. 717 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal budget and appropriations for cancer research and programs, including federal appropriations for NIH, NCI, CDC and for the Prevention & Public Health Fund, the Affordable Care Act provisions, breast and cervical programs, colorectal cancer programs, tobacco regulation & cessation programs, patient navigator programs, and international health programs, and H. Con. Res. 34, establishing the budget for the U.S. Government for FY 2012.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH BOGDAN New Employee of Senator
OKEYSHA BROOKS-COLEY Employee of Congresswoman, Senate Committee
GREGG HAIFLEY —
GEORGE KELEMEN —
REBEKAH KUSCHMIDER —
RONALD OURS —
DAVID PUGACH Fellow for House Committee
MONA SHAH —
RICHARD WOODRUFF —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 34 (112th)

Tobacco TOB

Issues related to smoking cessation, tobacco sales to minors, tobacco taxes, product regulation, and smokefree environments, including: (1) implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P.L.111-31); (2) cessation and prevention programs authorized as part of P.L.111-148, the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act of 2010; (3) legislation regarding Congressional review/approval of regulations, including H.R.10, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011; (4) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC); and (5) issues relating to NIH reorganization.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
OKEYSHA BROOKS-COLEY Employee of Congresswoman, Senate Committee
GREGG HAIFLEY —
GEORGE KELEMEN —
REBEKAH KUSCHMIDER —
RONALD OURS —
DAVID PUGACH Fellow for House Committee
MONA SHAH —
RICHARD WOODRUFF —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Bills named: H.R. 10 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to health disparities, health care reform, quality of life, federal health care programs, genetic information, cancer, nutrition, and wellness, including the following legislation: H.R.1189, Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Early Detection & Treatment Act; S.494, and H.R.912; H.R.1213, Repeal mandatory funding provided to states in PPACA to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges; H.R.1217, Repeal Prevention & Public Health Fund; S.488, the Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2009; H.R.1740 and H.R.5560, the Quality Cancer Care for Life Act of 2010; H.R.2941 and S.3493, H.R.3974, Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control and Prevention Act of 2009; H.R.2366, the Cancer Drug Coverage Act of 2009; H.R.4662, The Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost Saving Act of 2010; the implementation of P.L.111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010; S.1064, the Sun Act; S.965, the Family Act, and H.R.2077, the MLR Repeal Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH BOGDAN New Employee of Senator
OKEYSHA BROOKS-COLEY Employee of Congresswoman; Senate Committee
GREGG HAIFLEY —
GEORGE KELEMEN —
REBEKAH KUSCHMIDER —
RONALD OURS —
DAVID PUGACH Fellow for House Committee
MONA SHAH —
RICHARD WOODRUFF —

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4662 (112th), H.R. 1740 (112th), S. 3493 (112th), H.R. 2941 (112th), S. 494 (112th), H.R. 5560 (112th), H.R. 2366 (112th), H.R. 2077 (112th), H.R. 1189 (112th), S. 965 (112th), S. 1064 (112th), H.R. 1217 (112th), H.R. 912 (112th), H.R. 3974 (112th), H.R. 1213 (112th), S. 488 (112th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.